Our Village class (birth to 18 months) is beginning the new curriculum this week. Don’t miss your chance to dance, twirl, sing, and rock with your little one. Call today or visit our website to reserve a spot.
Archive for March, 2007
Rockets, and Horses, and Turtles, Oh My!
We shared our sculptures in Imagine That! last night, and they were awesome!!!! The kids did a great job of using their creativity to create just the right sculpture for them. Each sculpture matched each student’s personality perfectly; I think I could have matched them all up without any clues! Great job class!
Does my mouth really look like that?
In Imagine That! last night, we were busy studying what our mouths look like when we sing different vowels. We concluded that we look silliest singing, “I like to ute, ute, ute upples and banunus.” Grab a mirror and decide for yourself!
Here comes summer!
Come join us this summer for five weeks of music, dancing, rocking, and learning. Summer camp enrollment will begin May 1st. Schedule will be announced in 2 weeks!
Classes will be offered for children birth to 5 years.
Sculpture Fun
Here is a great website link to the artist Jen Stark who has some amazing sculptures using paper. She uses construction paper to create her 3-D masterpieces. Have fun being inspired for your sculpture homework this week!
Spring Break!
Just a reminder, there will be no Wednesday or Thursday classes this week due to Spring Break in the Olathe School District.
Tuesday night Our Time and Imagine That! will have class to make up for our snow day.
See everyone back the week of March 26th.
Fun and Learning
“If an activity is not fun for the child or you, don’t do it. When we say fun that means that the child’s mind is engaged, that the child feels capable and powerful. Delight is a key ingredient in all learning. If the child is frustrated, stop the activity and offer it at a later date.”
Simple Steps, by Karen Miller, pg. 11
Try lots of Kindermusik activities at home during the week. Your home activity books give you so many ideas. But you may need to try things in small spurts to keep your child engaged. Remember, you are your child’s most important teacher, and repetition is a key to learning at this age. Have fun singing and dancing and chanting!
Receptive and Expressive Languages: The Difference
“Understanding language and talking are two different processes. Both require that a child hears well enough to distinguish meaningful sounds. Understanding is a sensory perception process sometimes called ‘receptive language.’ A child will understand many words before she starts to use them in speech. Speaking is a motor process – getting the muscles of the tongue and mouth to function together just right to produce the desired sound. This is often referred to as ‘expressive language.’”
Simple Steps, by Karen Miller, pg. 35
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